Saint Lucia at the 2016 Summer Olympics
| Saint Lucia at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | LCA |
| NOC | Saint Lucia Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 5 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Levern Spencer[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Saint Lucia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Saint Lucia Olympic Committee sent a team of five athletes, two men and three women, to compete only in sailing, swimming, and track and field at the Games, matching the nation's roster size with Sydney 2000 and beating the record by a single athlete set in both Beijing 2008 and London 2012.[2] Two Saint Lucian athletes were awarded universality places to compete in their respective sporting events, while the rest of the team qualified directly for the Games on merit.
High jumper and Pan American Games champion Levern Spencer spearheaded the Saint Lucian delegation for the third consecutive time, as the oldest and most experienced competitor (aged 32) and the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1] Other notable athletes on the roster featured Spencer's teammate Jeanelle Scheper and ex-NFL running back turned track sprinter Jahvid Best.[3] Saint Lucia, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.
Athletics (track and field)
[edit]Athletes from Saint Lucia have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[4][5]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jahvid Best | Men's 100 m | Bye | 10.39 | 7 | did not advance | ||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Jeanelle Scheper | Women's high jump | 1.89 | 25 | did not advance | |
| Levern Spencer | 1.94 | =1 Q | 1.93 | 6 | |
Sailing
[edit]Saint Lucia has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a sailor competing in the Laser Radial class to the Olympics.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Stephanie Devaux-Lovell | Women's Laser Radial | 29 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 3 | 27 | 30 | EL | 226 | 29 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Swimming
[edit]Saint Lucia has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send a male swimmer to the Olympics.[7][8][9]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jordan Augier | Men's 50 m freestyle | 23.28 | 45 | did not advance | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ Finisterre, Terry (24 July 2016). "Five-member team to represent St. Lucia at Rio 2016". St. Lucia News Online. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ Myerberg, Paul (13 August 2016). "Ex-NFL player Jahvid Best enjoys Olympic experience". USA Today. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ Aspland, Richard (6 June 2016). "Rio 2016 – Stephanie selected as one of four sailing Tripartite places". Sail World. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ Finisterre, Terry (10 July 2016). "Jordan Augier to compete in 2016 Summer Olympics". St. Lucia News Online. Archived from the original on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
External links
[edit]- Saint Lucia at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)
